Staff at SFF and SFF Services wish to take the opportunity to thank the many Constituent Association member vessels, clients, associates and friends for generously supporting their efforts to raise funds for local charity, Charlie House, during 2017.

Charlie House was established to help make life better for babies, children and young people who have life-threatening […]

The UK’s fishing federations in conjunction with the MCA Fishing Safety ​team have together developed a Fishing Safety Management (FSM) System that will assist fishermen with the imminent implementation of a generational change to fishing safety legislation – the Work in Fishing Convention (ILO 188) aimed at creating a set of common worldwide standards for […]

Three new Codes of Practice came into force on 23rd October, which will improve safety for everyone in the fishing industry.

All three Codes have been developed with the help of the Fishing Industry Safety Group (which includes fishing federations, Seafish, the Shipbuilders and Ship Repairers Association and the Fishermen’s Mission). Each Code has been designed to […]

Prawn trawlers in Scotland are just as competitive as the creel fleet, undermining the case for a major transfer of quota.

That is the conclusion of a study carried out for the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) and Scottish Fishermen’s Organisation (SFO) following a series of unfounded claims made by the Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Federation.

Responding to the publication today of the UK Government’s Great Repeal Bill, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation Bertie Armstrong said: “As far as fisheries are concerned, the Great Repeal Bill is the first legislative step towards full UK control and management of its own waters.